More photos can also be found in each of the Weekly Summaries or Tour Summaries.
Academy 2007 Cartoon – Drawn by Ashley Micks. From left to right: Jennifer, Michael, Rebecca, Adam, Kyle, Kamara, Jessica, Ashley, Stephanie, and Bernard. (1000px)
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A last group picture after the final presentations.
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Using Kyle’s speakers and the projector Michael got for the evening speakers’ PowerPoints, the RAs set up a movie theater in Jess’ room.
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Jennifer, Becca, and Michael relax by the river in the Cleveland Metroparks on July 4th, 2007.
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Kamara poses next to the vice-presidential seal by the door of Marine One, which landed at Glenn one morning when the President was in town. The GRC Academy was able to obtain a tour of the helicopter.
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Stephanie and Adam jump into a shot for the annual photo scavenger hunt, where the RAs u-turned through every corner of Cleveland in search of local wonders like the sign on this tree.
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Bernard always wears long socks, even with shorts. No one knows why. Nonetheless, Stephanie likes it when he pulls them up, which is why he avoids doing so.
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The 2007 Glenn Academy in front of JSC.
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And the plane we were standing under!
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At the Kankam’s home.
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Zoom! Whoosh! Wait, were you saying something about advanced propulsion? Or is this the lunatic fringe talk?
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Celebrating after having survived the Thunderdome.
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Cleveland, Ohio, at dusk, down by Lake Erie.
Dessert on the run.
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The Academy (minus Adam) in front of the shuttle as it waits on the pad.
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2007 Glenn Academy – Official Patch
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2007 Glenn Academy – Unofficial Patch
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NASA GRC Hangar at night.
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The Academy gets an exclusive tour of Marine One in the Glenn hangar; Jennifer asks a lot of inquisitive questions.
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Pilot wannabe (a.k.a. Jennifer) flies a successful mission in the flight simulator at the Ames Research Center in San Jose, California.
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Jennifer skydiving the morning after the June 8, 2007 STS-117 shuttle launch at the Skydive Space Center in Florida. Guess what? The Academy Women all went skydiving!
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King of the World
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Marine 1
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Not quite doing the “astronaut walk” of Hollywood fame, but maybe thinking about it a little.
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On the beach.
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Jennifer going over her research with Dr. Kankam.
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Really exciting dinner in Florida.
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A perfect launch, on a perfect day, exactly on schedule.
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Shuttle smoke trail.
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Space Ship One, as seen from the ceiling of the Google campus in San Jose, California. We came to meet other geeks talk about their technical jobs and give us a tour and stayed for the free food. Yum!
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Steph in the shuttle trainer.
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Super Guppy: No way that ought to be able to fly.
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Under the shuttle: Who let him in here?
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Well, there’s your problem: Ashley, Bernard, and Kyle examine an engine on the latest F-18 fighter.
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Where’s the fire?
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Wind tunnel.
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